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Cuyamaca College track & field distance runner Paige Hughes and San Diego Mesa swimmer Alejandra Pantoja have been selected by the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference as Women’s Athletes of the Week.

Hughes, a freshman from Valhalla High School, was a triple winner in the PCAC Championships at Cuyamaca. She won the 1500 – meter run in 4:49.74, the 5,000 meters in 18:45.59 and the 10,000 meters in 39:39.57. Hughes’ 10,000 time was a Cuyamaca record.

Pantoja, a freshman from Brawley High School, won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.54 and the 100 butterfly in 1:00.80, was second in the 200 frees and swam on four winning relay teams as she helped lead the Olympians to the team title with a record 997 points in the PCAC Championships at Palomar’s Wallace Memorial Pool.